This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1948
Page
2
A chaotic roundup lists airliner and train crashes, factory fires, and natural disasters across the country and abroad. Fatalities include an airliner near Guareston and Lees, a tank explosion in Los Angeles, and a central U S tornado that killed dozens, with numerous other incidents and notable deaths noted in the summary.
A collage of sports notes reports college football bowls North Carolina and Arkansas results LSU and Rice outcomes plus pro signs. Notables include Trippi and UGA football references, Dodds Chicago timing marks, Chandler suspending Durocher, Babe Ruth Day nationwide, Walker Cup golf, Rose Indianapolis 500 winner Mauri Rose, and women’s golf titles.
A retrospective list highlights major postwar events and figures. Topics include U.N. peace efforts, Britain’s path to freedom, tensions in U.S. Russian relations, inflation and domestic economy strains, royal headlines with Princess Elizabeth, and pivotal sports moments such as Giants and Dodgers in postwar leagues. The year also features aviation, military, and political notes from 1947 with notable names and institutions.
In January 15 Ford Motor Company reduced passenger car prices by 15 to 50 dollars in an effort to stop the spiral of mounting costs and rising prices. Government price support kept 20 million pounds of potatoes stored as a buffer.
President Truman outlines five major concerns in his annual address: labor strikes, monopolies, housing, taxes, and agriculture. He calls for bipartisan action and renews focus on American economic stability amid postwar challenges. The speech also touches on international affairs and wartime lessons shaping domestic policy.
A sweeping summary lists British India withdrawal plans before June 1948, U N actions on the Caroline Marshall and Mariana islands, and ongoing East West peace talks. It notes Chinese Communist offensives, Greek aid appeals, Jewish and Arab conflicts, and Western efforts like the Marshall Plan. Multiple nations face elections, uprisings, and treaty negotiations during a volatile period.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.